Dec 04, 2008 - Sale 2165

Sale 2165 - Lot 242

Price Realized: $ 360
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Estimate: $ 150 - $ 250
WALLACE, ALFRED RUSSEL. The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan, and the Bird of Paradise. 8 wood-engraved plates; 2 folding lithographed maps. 8vo, original cloth, top of spine worn. New York, 1869

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first american edition. Wallace formulated the principle of natural selection during his 8-year stay in the Malay Archipelago. Norman 2176 (London original edition, same year).